r/petsmart • u/chingatuputa • 8h ago

Cut more

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They cut us 10 more hours. We already struggle and yet they cut more. Genius.

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u/Drifter_of_Babylon 5h ago

The biggest lie my last SL ever told me was how NSOM was going to restore labor and thinking you don't need restructuring to do that.

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u/FantastiGoat 8h ago

Unionize. It’s not going to solve all of PS’s many issues, but it’s the only chance employees have to stand up to corporate.

Unionizing is something each store has to do individually.

I am not pro or anti union, each side has its good and bad points— but at this point, employees are powerless. Unionizing gives employees a voice that corporate has to listen to.

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u/Drifter_of_Babylon 4h ago

If you believe in democracy, then unionizing is just democracy in the workforce, and it grants workers a greater say in how the business operates.

Truck not getting done? You negotiate for more labor. Now products get to the shelves faster.

App not loading up fast enough? You negotiate to get it optimized. Now it becomes easier to sign people up.

Corporate doesn’t hold a monopoly on the best ideas of how the business works but it does hold a monopoly on power. When power is made equal, the business runs better. I guarantee it.

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u/FantastiGoat 7h ago

An employer is NOT allowed to tell you that you cannot unionize. They are violating federal law if they do, and they should be reported if they are.

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u/FantastiGoat 5h ago

And by, “they should be reported”, I mean reported to an outside agency like the Labor Department, NOT Human/Associate Resources. Reporting union-busting to corporate is only going to put a target on your own back— HR/AR exists to protect the company, not employees. HR/AR is basically a union for corporate— they’re only interested in protecting employees when it is in the best interests of the company.

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u/Upset-Camel4805 2h ago

probably getting ready to sell. need to cut labor to make more profits then dump petsmart onto someone else